including theTamilversion ofKampan, theBengaliversion of Krittibas, and theHindiversion,Ramcharitmanas, ofTulsidas.Meghnadbadh, composed by the Bengali poetMichael Madhusudan Datta, details the slaying of Ravana’s son Meghnad by Lakshmana. In South India, themes from the two epics, theRamayanaan...